The good guys thread

[kuhio98]

DELAND -- Don Sugg has no time for pity parties.

His motto is simple: think positive. It's kept him alive for nearly a century.

Ask him for his secret for his longevity, and you'll get a simple answer.

“If you want to get old fast, sit down on the back side of your lap and do nothing,” Sugg said.

Sugg does little sitting.

In just the past couple of years he's jumped from airplanes -- as in plural.

He's also tried his hand at hang-gliding. And he's not about to stop now.




Sugg plans to take to the skies at Skydive DeLand on Saturday, May 25. The 98-year-old man, who's losing his hearing and eyesight, will prove once again he is not losing his ability to help local charities raise cash.

This latest jump is to raise money for the Neighborhood Center of West Volusia for feeding and housing homeless families.

Susan Clark is the executive director of the center. She said Sugg was just dropping some kitchen items off when he saw a need.

"Don Sugg is a fundraising machine. He was prepared, again, fully prepared," Clark said. "He had an agenda, he had the plan and he had the heart to begin this fundraising event.”

While Clark appreciates the publicity Sugg's jump brings to her organization, Sugg said he gets even more.

“It picks this old man up," Sugg said. "To think that I've done something so simple that anybody could do, but they don't do it. I feel as if I'm merely paying back a small portion as to what was given to me throughout my life by other people in this country."

Sugg's jump is planned between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

There will be plenty of ways for you to help donate to the Neighborhood Center of West Florida at Skydive DeLand, located at the DeLand Municipal Airport.

Sugg’s Charity: http://www.neighborhoodcenterwv.org/

[cassiesmom]

I heard on the news that Oklahoma City Animal Care and Control is accepting pets who were separated from their people during the tornado. They will stay there for 30 days and hopefully be reunited with their people. PAWS Chicago is sending a team down to Oklahoma City Animal Care and Control. They are going to bring home some of the dogs and cats who were already there, to make more room for pets affected by the tornado. That way, Oklahoma City has more space, and these dogs and cats will have an opportunity to be adopted by people in the Chicago area PAWS Chicago is no-kill. They will be admitted to PAWS Chicago when they get back, and should be ready to meet potential adopters early next week.

[kuhio98]

[kuhio98]

Clean Up

We live in the country and many people just roll down the windows of their vehicles and throw out their trash. My son and I noticed that approximately 200 feet of our elderly neighbors yard was quite littered. So, we gathered our trash bags and cleaned up his yard without being asked.

[kuhio98]

[lizbud]

Awwwww

[lizbud]

Awwwww

[kuhio98]

BECAUSE BEING NICE IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH

More motivation to get out there and do something good: A recent study found that people who volunteer actually live longer than people who don’t.